This list of the prehistoric life of Florida contains the various prehistoric life-forms whose fossilized remains have been reported from within the US state of Florida.

Precambrian The Paleobiology Database records no known occurrences of Precambrian fossils in Florida.

Paleozoic †Actinopteria †Acutiramus †Acutiramus suwaneensis †Arisaigia †Arisaigia postornata – or unidentified comparable form †Butovicella †Butovicella migrans †Colpocoryphe †Colpocoryphe exsul †Conularia †Eoschizodus †Modiomorpha †Plectonotus †Pleurodapis †Prothyris †Pterinopecten †Pterygotus †Pterygotus floridanus †Tentaculites

Mesozoic

The Paleobiology Database records no known occurrences of Mesozoic fossils in Florida.

Cenozoic

Selected Cenozoic taxa of Florida

Abra Acanthocardia Acanthochitona Acar Accipiter Accipiter cooperii Accipiter striatus Acer Acer rubrum †Acmaturris Acris †Acris gryllus – or unidentified comparable form †Acritohippus †Acritohippus isonesus Acropora Acropora cervicornis Acropora palmata Acrosterigma Acteocina Acteon Actitis †Actitis macularia Aegolius Aegolius acadicus †Aelurodon †Aepycamelus †Aepycamelus major Aequipecten Aesopus Aetobatus Aetobatus narinari Agaricia †Agaricia agaricites Agaronia Agassizia Agatrix Agelaius Agelaius phoeniceus Agkistrodon Agkistrodon piscivorus Agladrillia †Agnotocastor †Agriotherium Aix Aix sponsa Ajaia Ajaia ajaja Alaba Alabina Alca – type locality for genus †Aletomeryx Alligator Alligator mississipiensis Alligator mississippiensis †Alligator olseni – type locality for species Alnus Alosa Alveopora Amauropsis – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature Ambystoma Ambystoma tigrinum †Amebelodon Americardia †Americardia media Amia †Amia calva Ammodramus †Ammodramus maritimus †Ammodramus savannarum Amnicola †Amphicyon †Amphimachairodus †Amphiroa Amphistegina Amphiuma †Amphiuma means †Amplibuteo †Amplibuteo woodwardi Ampullina †Ampullinopsis Amusium †Anabernicula Anachis Anadara †Anadara floridana †Anadara ovalis Anadara transversa †Anadara trapezia Anas Anas acuta †Anas americana †Anas carolinensis †Anas clypeata †Anas crecca †Anas cyanoptera – or unidentified comparable form †Anas discors †Anas fulvigula †Anas platyrhynchos Anas rubripes †Anas strepera Anatina †Anchitherium Ancilla Angulus Anhinga †Anhinga anhinga Anodonta Anodontia †Anodontia alba Anolis †Anolis carolinensis Anomia †Anomia simplex Anona Antalis Anticlimax Antigona Antigone Antigone canadensis Antillophos †Antillophos candeanus – or unidentified comparable form Antrozous Aorotrema †Aorotrema cistronium Apalone Apalone ferox Aphelocoma Aphelocoma coerulescens †Aphelops Aphera Aquila †Aquila chrysaetos †Aramides †Aramides cajanea Aramus †Aramus guarauna Arbacia Arca †Arca imbricata Arca zebra †Archaeohippus Architectonica †Archosargus †Archosargus probatocephalus Arcinella Arcinella arcinella Arcinella cornuta †Arctodus †Arctodus pristinus †Arctonasua Ardea Ardea herodias Ardeola Argobuccinum – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature Argopecten †Argopecten gibbus †Argopecten irradians Arius Artena Asio Asio flammeus Aspella Aspella senex – type locality for species Assiminea Astarte Astraea Astralium †Astralium phoebium Astrangia †Astrohippus Astyris †Astyris lunata †Athene cunicularia Athleta Atractosteus †Atractosteus spatula Atrina Attiliosa †Attiliosa aldridgei †Aturia Atys Axelella Aythya †Aythya affinis †Aythya americana †Aythya collaris †Aythya marila †Aythya valisineria †Aztlanolagus †Babelomurex Bactridium Bailya Bailya intricata Baiomys Bairdiella †Bairdiella chrysoura Balaenoptera Balaenoptera acutorostrata Balanus †Balanus improvisus – or unidentified related form †Balanus trigonus Balistes Barbatia Barbatia candida †Barbourofelis Bartschella Basilicus – or unidentified comparable form †Basilosaurus †Basilosaurus cetoides Batillaria †Batrachosauroides Bela †Bela nassoides – type locality for species †Benzoin †Benzoin melissaefolium – or unidentified comparable form Biomphalaria †Biomphalaria havanensis Bison †Bison antiquus †Bison latifrons Bittiolum Bittiolum varium Bittium Bivetopsia Blarina Blarina brevicauda Blarina carolinensis †Blastomeryx Boa Boa constrictor – type locality for species Bonasa †Bonasa umbellus Boonea †Boonea seminuda †Borophagus †Borophagus diversidens †Borophagus hilli †Borophagus orc †Borophagus pugnator Bostrycapulus †Bostrycapulus aculeatus Botaurus †Botaurus lentiginosus †Bothriodon Botula †Botula fusca Brachidontes †Brachidontes exustus †Brachycythara †Brachycythara dasa – type locality for species †Brana Branta Branta canadensis †Brasenia Bubo Bubo virginianus Buccella Buccinum Bucephala Bucephala albeola Buchema Bufo †Bufo quercicus Bufo terrestris †Bufo woodhousei Bulimulus Bulla †Bulla striata Bullaria Bursa †Bursa rhodostoma †Bursa rugosa Busycon Busycon carica †Busycon contrarium †Busycon perversum †Busycon sinistrum Busycotypus †Busycotypus canaliculatus Buteo Buteo jamaicensis Buteo lineatus †Buteo platypterus †Buteo swainsoni Buteogallus †Buteogallus concordatus †Buteogallus fragilis Buteogallus urubitinga Butorides †Butorides virescens Cadulus Caecum †Caecum cinctum †Caecum circumvolutum †Caecum cooperi †Caecum cycloferum Caecum floridanum †Caecum imbricatum †Caecum pulchellum Caecum regulare Caecum strigosum Calidris †Calidris canutus – or unidentified comparable form †Calidris pusilla – or unidentified comparable form †Calippus Callianassa Calliostoma †Calliostoma euglyptum †Calliostoma jujubinum †Calliostoma pulchrum †Calliostoma roseolum †Calliostoma tampaense †Calliostoma yucatecanum – or unidentified comparable form Callista †Callophoca Calotrophon †Calotrophon ostrearum Calyptraea †Calyptraea centralis †Camelops Cancellaria Cancellaria reticulata Cancilla Canis †Canis armbrusteri †Canis dirus – type locality for species †Canis edwardii Canis familiaris Canis latrans - reintroduced †Canis lepophagus Canis lupus Canis rufus Cantharus Capella †Capromeryx Capulus Caracara †Caracara cheriway †Caracara plancus Caranx †Caranx hippos Carcharhinus Carcharhinus brevipinna Carcharhinus leucas Carcharhinus limbatus Carcharhinus plumbeus Carcharhinus signatus Carcharias Carcharias taurus Carcharodon †Carcharodon carcharias †Carcharodon hastalis Cardinalis Cardinalis cardinalis Cardita Carditamera Caretta †Caretta caretta Carex Carinodrillia †Carpella Carphophis †Carphophis amoenus †Carpocyon Carya Carychium †Casmerodius Casmerodius albus Cassidulina Cassis Cassis madagascariensis Castanea Castor Castor californicus Castor canadensis †Castoroides †Castoroides leiseyorum – type locality for species †Castoroides ohioensis Cathartes †Cathartes aura Catharus Centropomus Cerastoderma †Cerion Cerithidea Cerithidea pliculosa Cerithidea scalariformis Cerithioclava Cerithiopsis †Cerithiopsis aralia †Cerithiopsis greenii †Cerithiopsis vinca Cerithium †Cerithium atratum †Cerithium eburneum †Cerithium georgianum – or unidentified related form †Cerithium guinaicum †Cerithium lutosum †Cerithium muscarum Cerodrillia †Cerodrillia simpsoni Ceryle Chaetopleura †Chaetopleura apiculata Chama †Chama congregata †Chama macerophylla Chamelea Charadrius †Charadrius vociferus †Chasmaporthetes Cheilea Chelonia †Chelonia mydas Chelonibia †Chelonibia testudinaria Chelydra †Chelydra serpentina Chemnitzia †Chesapecten †Chesapecten jeffersonius Chicoreus †Chicoreus brevifrons †Chicoreus dilectus Chilomycterus Chione †Chione bainbridgensis †Chione craspedonia Chione elevata †Chione erosa Chlamys Chlorostoma Chondestes – or unidentified comparable form †Chondestes grammacus Chrysallida Chrysemys †Chrysemys floridana Cibicides Ciconia †Ciconia maltha Cidaris Cinctura †Cinctura hunteria †Cinctura lilium Circulus Circus †Circus cyaneus – or unidentified comparable form Cirsotrema Cistothorus †Cistothorus platensis Cladocora Clangula †Clangula hyemalis Clathrodrillia Clathrus Clava Clavatula Clavus Clementia Closia Clypeaster Cnemidophorus †Cnemidophorus sexlineatus Coccyzus †Coccyzus americanus Cochlespira Cochliolepis Codakia †Codakia orbicularis Colaptes †Colaptes auratus Colinus †Colinus virginianus Colpophyllia †Colpophyllia natans Coluber †Coluber constrictor Columba †Columba fasciata Columbella †Columbella mercatoria †Columbella rusticoides Columbellopsis †Columbellopsis nycteis – or unidentified comparable form Compsodrillia Concavus †Concholepas Conepatus †Conepatus leuconotus Conomitra †Conorbis Conus †Conus anabathrum †Conus daucus †Conus delessertii †Conus eversoni – or unidentified comparable form †Conus jaspideus – type locality for species †Conus miamiensis †Conus patglicksteinae †Conus patricius †Conus sennottorum †Conus spurius Coragyps †Coragyps atratus †Coragyps occidentalis Coralliophila Corbula †Cormocyon †Cormohipparion Corvus †Corvus brachyrhynchos †Corvus ossifragus †Corylus Coturnicops †Coturnicops noveboracensis †Crassinella lunulata Crassispira Crassostrea Crassostrea virginica †Cremaster – type locality for genus †Cremaster Crenella Crepidula †Crepidula convexa ** Crepidula fornicata †Crepidula maculosa †Crepidula plana Crepipatella †Crommium Crotalus †Crotalus adamanteus †Crotalus giganteus Crucibulum †Crucibulum auricula †Crucibulum spinosum †Crucibulum striatum Cryptotis †Cryptotis parva †Ctena orbiculata Cumingia Cupuladria Cupularia †Cuvieronius †Cuvieronius tropicus Cyanocitta †Cyanocitta cristata Cyclocardia Cygnus †Cygnus buccinator †Cygnus columbianus Cylichna †Cymakra †Cymakra poncei Cymatium Cymatosyrinx Cymbovula †Cymbovula acicularis Cymodocea †Cynarctoides †Cynarctoides lemur †Cynelos Cynoscion †Cynthiacetus Cyphoma †Cyphoma gibbosum †Cyphoma intermedium Cypraea Cypraecassis Cypraedia †Cyrenoida floridana †Cyrtopleura costata Cythara †Cythara anthera Daedalochila †Daedalochila uvulifera Daphnella †Daphnella elata †Daphoenodon †Daphoenus – tentative report Dasyatis Dasypus †Dasypus bellus – type locality for species Dauciconus Deirochelys †Deirochelys reticularia Dendraster Dendrocopos Dendrocygna †Dendrogyra †Dendrogyra cylindrus Dendropoma †Dendropoma irregulare Dentalium Dentimargo †Dentimargo aureocinctus †Dentimargo eburneolus Dermomurex †Dermomurex antecessor †Dermomurex elizabethae †Desmatippus †Desmocyon Desmodus †Desmodus stocki Diadophis †Diadophis punctatus Diastoma Dicathais †Diceratherium – or unidentified comparable form Dichocoenia †Dichocoenia stokesi Didelphis †Didelphis marsupialis †Didelphis virginiana †Didianema †Didianema pauli Dinocardium †Dinocardium robustum †Dinohippus †Dinohyus Diodon Diodora †Diodora cayenensis †Diodora meta †Diodora sayi †Diplodonta punctata †Diplodonta semiaspera Diploria †Diploria labyrinthiformis †Dipoides Discinisca †Discohelix Discorbis Distorsio †Distorsio mcgintyi – type locality for species †Divaricella dentata Dolabella †Dolicholatirus Donax Donax fossor Donax variabilis †Dorypaltus – type locality for genus †Dorypaltus prosphatus – type locality for species Dosinia Dosinia discus Drymarchon †Drymarchon corais Dryocopus Dumetella †Dumetella carolinensis Echinocardium Echinometra †Echinometra lucunter †Ecphora †Ectopistes †Ectopistes migratorius Egretta †Egretta thula †Egretta tricolor – or unidentified comparable form Elaphe †Elaphe guttata †Elaphe obsoleta Eleutherodactylus – or unidentified comparable form